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The Medieval Pandiyar who ruled the Pandiya Country paying tributes to the imperial Cholas, with the acendence of Maaravarman Sunthara Pandiyan - 1 (A.D.1216-1239) defeated the Cholas after nearly two and a half centuries, and emerged as a powerful ruling dynasty of then South India. But it was with the coming of Sadaiyavarman Sunthara Paandiyan -1 (A.D.1251-1271) on the throne the Pandiyan empire grew in extent to it's maximum with 'complete' defeat of Cholas, with the eastern and western limits being sea and the northern limit being as far as Nellore in present Andhra Pradesh and the Kanyakumari in the south, which continued to remain so also during the period of his son Maaravarman Kulasekara Paandiyan - 1 (A.D.1268-1311).

The Paandiyas {Paandiyar} of the Post-Medieval Period (A.D.1190 - A.D.1311)

(1) "Sadaiyavarman" Kulasekara Paandiyan - 1(A.D.1190-1217)
Capital city - Mathurai
Sea-port City - Kaayalpattinam Mainland War Expeditions with -Mainland Political Relations with - Over Seas War Expeditions to - Over Seas Political Relations with -

(5) "Sadaiyavarman" Sunthara Paandiyan - 1(A.D.1251-1270) -Son of (4)
Capital city - Mathurai
Sea-port City - Kaayalpattinam Mainland War Expeditions upto - Chera country, Chola country, Kongu country, Bana country, south Andhra country, Kakatiya country and region on either side of river Ganges.Over Seas War Expeditions to - North Sri Lanka Over Seas Political Relations with -

(6) "Sadaiyavarman Vira Paandiyan"(A.D.1253-1275) - Son of (4) and Brother of (5)
Capital city - Kanchipuram ? from A.D.1253-1268
Sea-port City - Kaayalpattinam Mainland War Expeditions upto - Over Seas War Expeditions to - Sri Lanka Over Seas Political Relations with -

Note: Sadaiyavarman Sunthara Paandiyan - 1 and Sadaiyavarman Vira Paandiyan were brothers. But Vira Paandiyan was left to rule the region of north Tamil Nadu "under the authority" of his elder brother Sadaiyavarman Sunthara Paandiyan, while the latter ruled over the southern Tamil Nadu from Mathurai.

(5) Sadaiyavarman Veera Paandiyan(A.D.1253-1268)
Capital city - Kaayal Pattinam from A.D.1253-1281 and at Mathurai from A.D.1281-1311
Sea-port City - Kaayalpattinam Mainland War Expeditions upto - Over Seas War Expeditions to - Sri Lanka Over Seas Political Relations with -